Fast and the Curious Enlightenment

What era most inspired people in the Enlightenment to apply reason to society and government?

• The Protestant Reformation

• The Age of Exploration

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Renaissance

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When the government agrees to protect natural rights and citizens agree to abide by the laws and respect their leaders, they have a:

• Separation of Church and State

• Separation of Powers

• Social Contract

• Right to Rebel

The idea that religion should not be involved with government is called:

• Separation of Powers

• Separation of Church and State

• Religious Tolerance

• Natural Rights

Which Enlightenment idea ensures that one part of the government won't have more power than another?

• Separation of Powers

• Separation of Church and State

• Divine Right

• Natural Rights

Which Enlightenment thinker pushed for all men and women to have equal opportunities in education?

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Wollstonecraft

Which term describes the belief kings and queens received the power to rule from God?

• Natural Right to rule

• Divine Right

• Unlimited Power

• Absolute Monarchy

Which Enlightenment thinker was known for this idea?

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Montesquieu

Who believed in religious tolerance, separation of church and state, and freedom of speech?

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Hobbes

Which thinker developed the idea that people were born with natural rights?

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

Which Enlightenment thinker said that people could break the social contract?

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Wollstonecraft

• Hobbes